Meridio Inc. lands GSA SmartBuy software contract

Meridio Inc. of Waltham, Mass. has won a contract with the General Services Administration to establish an enterprise licensing agreement.

Indiana names Weaver CIO

As of Dec.r 1, Indiana CIO Karl Browning will become the state's new Transportation Department commissioner and current state chief technology officer Gerry Weaver will step into Browning's post as CIO.

Negroponte unveils new information-sharing strategy

Standards being developed for intelligence information sharing are expected to be fully incorporated into federal enterprise architecture reviews and budgets by fiscal 2009, according to a schedule submitted by National Intelligence Director John Negroponte.

GAO report: IT testing lacks consistency

A new report has found that federal agencies are not testing their security controls with any consistency or timeliness and may not be aware of the systems' weaknesses.

GAO: Infrastructure protection stresses resilience, recovery

Plans for protecting the nation's critical information technology networks and systems are focused on developing resiliency and quick recovery, according to a new report.

Federal government funded through Dec. 8

Congress has plans to complete the remaining 10 appropriations bills before leaving for the Dec. 15 holiday recess.

Aquilent lands VA content management deal

Aquilent Inc. has been awarded a Veterans Affairs Department task order to establish an integrated content strategy framework for its Enterprise Content Management System.

Some ? not all ? state CIOs pitch in on health IT issues

While a number of state CIOs are active in crafting and monitoring health care information technology initiatives, some are not involved directly in such endeavors, according to a new report.

Open-source info may help establish integrated intelligence community

The development and sharing of open-source information may be the first area where real collaboration among agencies in the intelligence community is accomplished.

VeriSign to aid in Education PIV card issuing

The Education Department met the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 Oct. 27 deadline, but now it wants to make issuing cards to employees simpler.

NIC inks Vermont portal management deal

NIC Inc. will build and manage an e-government portal for the state of Vermont through a six-year contract worth at least $4 million.

Expert: Democratic control not a negative for Intel community

The change in Congress from Republicans to Democrats should not have a direct negative effect on the intelligence community, according to one expert.

SBA moves to close small biz loophole

The Small Business Administration is taking several steps to ensure that small business contracts remain with small businesses.

SEWP reauthorization request is 'agonizing' decision for OFPP

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has to resolve whether to grant a request from NASA to reauthorize its Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement.

GTSI misses deadline for filing 3Q financials

GTSI Corp. notified government securities regulators yesterday that it could not meet the deadline for filing its third quarter financial report.

DHS IG to put key programs under microscope

A controversial data mining prototype developed by the Homeland Security Department's Science & Technology Directorate is getting close scrutiny from the department's inspector general.

DHS lays out requirements for 10-fingerprint system

Yesterday fingerprint system vendors were told by officials of the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator System program to modify their software and hardware in line with the government's evolving criteria.

Let's make a Dell: Ga. picks company for software resell

Georgia has tapped Dell Inc. to furnish software to all state agencies through a three-year contract valued at $50 million.

Report: United States scores average on privacy

The United States scores better in protecting privacy than do the United Kingdom, Russia and China but worse than Australia, Canada and the rest of the European Union, according to a new report.

Lame-duck Congress to face legislative quandary

Lawmakers will have to figure out how to handle the spate of appropriations bills that have yet to pass the legislative branch when Congress returns to session next week.